Dispensing device



Jan. 29, 1929.

, M. F. BONOMO DISPENSING DEVICE Filed "Dec. 51 1927 Patented Jan. 29, 1929.

siren STATES 1,700,483 PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL P. Bonoiuto, 01* WHITE HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed December 31, 1927. Serial No. 243,923.

7 My invention relates to devices for dispensing substances successivelyor at lntervals from a suitable receptacle.

More specifically the invention relates to a dispensing device which isespecially adapted for the dispensing of soap powder and the like. Thedevice isof such character that it is particularly well adapted for usefor the dispensing of shaving soap powder in barber shops.

The general purpose or object of the invention is to provide adispensing device of simple construction by means of which thedispensing of powdered material may be controlled more readily andaccurately than heretofore has been practical, as far asI am aware.

, It also is an object of the invention to provide a construction ofdispensing device comprising a valve member for controlling the outletports or openings of the device, and, associated with said member, meansfor facilitating the discharge of material from a con tain'er throughthe outlet openings.

Another objectof the invention'is to pro- 'vide means whereby themounting of the dispensing device upon supporting means therefor isfacilitated.

To these and other ends the invention comprehends the construction andarrangement of parts as hereinafter described in detail, particularlypointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings, in which Ihave shown an embodiment of the invention at present preferred by me.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section of a dispensing device embodyingmyinvention and also showing the support therefor partly in longitudinalsection and partly in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a view in'elevation of the dispensing device, looking towardthe left in Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional plan view taken on the line 8-3 of Fig.1, but showing the supporting arm mounted in different manner; I d

Fig. 4: is a View in perspective of the valve member of the device andalso showing certain parts associated with and carried thereby; and

Fig. 5 is a'view taken on the line 5-5 of The upper reducedscrew-threaded portion is adapted to receive a cover cap or closure 4:of metal or other suitable material. The reduced end portion 3 isadapted to be engaged with the internally screw-threaded upper endportion 5 of a body or base portion 6. It'will be apparent that thereceptacle or container 1 is supported by or upon the base portion 6.The upper end of the base portion is somewhat enlarged with respect tothe intermediate portion thereof, whereby a shoulder at 7 is providedwhich rests upon the upper edge of an annular or circular shaped portion 8 at the outer end of the section 9 of a sectional arm by which thedevice is adapted to be supported. The base portion 6 isinserted'through the circular or annular shaped portion 8, as shown inthe drawing. The said base portion may be described broadly as beingtubular, and it is provided at a point interpowdered or otherform'through the ports or openings .11 is controlled by means of a valve15 mounted within the supporting base portion 6 and resting upon thecrosswise eX- tending partition 10. The valve likewise is provided with3 ports or openings 16, which may be cylindrical, as shown. The valvemember isi'otatable, or rather oscillat'able, about a vertical axis, inconsequence of which the ports or openings 16 maybe moved into registrywith the ports or openings 11 and also may be moved crosswise of or pastthe said openings as will'be apparent. Back and forth or oscillatorymovement of the valve member 15 is adapted to be effected by means of apin or handle 17 which is mounted thereon and projects radially from theperiphery thereof horizontally through a horizontal slot 18in the sideof the base member 6 and. through a corresponding or overlying slot 19in the annular or circular support 8. In the construction as illustratedthe inner end of the pin or handle 17 has screw-threaded engagement withthe valve 15 but may be se-' cured thereto in any other manner. Thevalve 15 isv mounted upon and secured to a central post or pin 20, thelower end portion of which projects through a central opening means of anut and washer 21, as shown. The

pin or bolt is provided near its upper end with an enlargement 22 (whichmay be in the form of a sleeve) forming a shoulder which rests upon theupper side of the valve, as shown. The extreme upper end portion of thepin or bolt 20 is reduced and extends through the crosswise extending orbase portion of an agitator. The opposite ends of the said base portion25 are provided with arms 26 which project upwardly into thecontainer 1. The said base portion is secured to the upper end of thepin or bolt 29 by means of a nut and washer 27, as shown. As stated, thevalve 1. is secured to the pin or bolt 20, so that upon oscillation ofthe said valve the pin or bolt is likewise oscillated to effect acorresponding movement of the agitator comprising the upwardly extendingportions 26. The oscillation of the agitator stirs up the powderedmaterial in the container 1 and retains or keeps it in powdered form, sothat it may pass through the openings in the valve 15 and the partition10 and may be deposited upon the hand, a brush or other object.

The opposite ends of the horizontal slots 18 and 19 in the base portion6 and in the annular supporting portion 8 are so located that when theoperating pin or handle 17 contacts therewith the valve 15 is inposition to close the openings 11 through the partition 10. The valve isshown in such position in the drawing. Upon movement of the valve so asto carry the pin or handle 17 into contact with the opposite ends of thesaid slots the said valve is again in position to close the saidopenings 11. In its passage from one position to the other each of theopenings or ports 16 therethrough passes across the upper end of theelongated ports or openings 11, and in their passage thereacross acertain amount of material is allowed to be discharged, depending uponthe rapidity with which the said valve is moved across the said openingsor ports. Usually the valve will occupy a position with the pin orhandle 17 in contact with one end or the other of the slots 18 and 19,and usually in the use of the device the said valve will be movedquickly from such position to its opposite posit-ion, and if a singlesuch movement does not permit the amount of powder required to bedispensed then it will be returned to its initial position and theoperation repeated as often as may be necessary to obtain the amount ofmaterial in powdered or other form as may be desired or required.

For the purpose of positioning the base portion 6 in proper relation tothe annular support 18 the latter is provided with a notch 30 in itsupper edge, with which a projection 31 projecting downward from theshoulder 7 is adapted to engage. The said projection 31 is so related tothe slots 18 and 19 and to the ports or openings in the valve and in thepartition 10 that when the parts are assembled the operation as abovedescribed is assured.

When the material within the container 1 has been emptied additional orother material may be placed therein by removing the cap or closure 1and inserting the same through the open upper end of the said container.

The arm for supporting the dispensing device is sectional, as has beenindicated already, one section thereof being designated by the referencenumeral 9. The other sec tion thereof is indicated at 33. Intheconstruction as illustrated the section 9 provided with an openingextending from the outer end longitudinally thereof. The said opening issquare in cross section, as is shown in Fig. 5. The section 33 is ofsquare cross section and has dimensions corresponding to the dimensionsoi the square opening in the section 9. The section 33 is inserted intothe square opening in the section 9. The section 33 is pivotallyconnected between two parallel ears 3 1, which project from a base 35.The said section 33 is pivoted upon a pivot bolt 36 which extendstransversely through the said ears and through the intermediate outerend portion of the section 33. By tightening the nut 37 upon one end ofthe bolt 36 the ears 3 1 may be caused to clamp the outer end of thesection 33 to hold the same in any position to which it may be adjusted.As illustrated, the base 35 is mounted upon an upright or verticalsupport 38 with the ears 34 occupying horizontal planes. It may happen,however, that it will be necessary to mount the base 35 in a horizontalposition upon a horizontally extending support, as indicated at 39, inFig. 3 of the drawing. That is rendered possible by reason of the factthat the section 9 of the arm for supporting the dispensing device maybe removed from the section 33, and the said arm, together with thedispensing device carried thereby, turned through an angle of 90, sothat notwithstanding the fact that the section 33 of the supporting armhas been turned through an angle of 90 by reason of the fact that thebase 35 is supported in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 3, still,the dispensing device is supported in an upright position.

The two sections 9 and 33 of the arm are adapted to be secured togetherby means of igaodess struction which is well adapted for use in barbershops, as well as in other places, for containing soap in powdered form,to be dispensed as it may be required for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a dispensing device having a tubular base portion having apartition wall extending transversely thereof, which wall is providedwith a plurality of openings located at intervals about the axis of thesaid base portion, a valve oscillatably mounted upon the said partitionwall, which valve is provided with a plurality of openings which areadapted to be moved across and into registry with the openings in thesaid partition wall, means for effecting oscillatory movement of thesaid valve, the said valve when occupying positions corresponding to itslimit of movement in either direction closing the openings through thesaid partition wall.

2. In a dispensing device, the combination of a tubular base portionhaving a partition wall extending transversely thereof, which wall isprovided with dispensing openings extending therethrough, and the saidbase memher having a slot extending transversely thereof, the said slotbeing located in a plane which is parallel with and is located inadjoining relation to the said partition wall, a support for the saidbase portion,the said support embracing the said base member and be ingprovided with a slot which overlies the slot in the said base member, avalve mounted within the said base member and located in contact withthe upper side of the said partition wall and being provided withdispensing openings, means connected with the said valve and extendingthrough the said slots by which oscillation of the said valve may beeffected so as to effect movement of the openings therein across thetops of the openings in the said partition wall, and means connectedwith the said valve and projecting into a container of the dispensingdevice for agitating material which may be present therein.

3. In a dispensing device,comprising acontainer, the combination of abase portion for supporting the said container, which base portion is oftubular formation and is provided with a wall which extends transverselythereof, which wall has dispens ing openings therein, and the said baseportion being provided with a slot in the side thereof, which slot islocated in a plane extending at right angles to the axis of the saidbase portion, an annular means for support ing the said base portion,means whereby the said base portion may be fitted in predeterminedposition upon the said annular supporting means and the said annularsupporting means being provided with a slot in registry with the slot inthe wall of the said base portion, a valve located within the said baseportion and resting upon the partition wall thereof, which valve isprovided with a plural ity of spaced openings therein through whichmaterial is adapted to pass, a handle portion is of tubular formationand is pro--- vided with a wall which extends transversely thereof,which wall has dispensing openings therein, and the said base portionbeing provided with a slot in the side thereof, which slot is located ina plane extending at right angles to the axis of the said base portion,an annular means for supporting the said base portion, means whereby thesaid base portion may be fitted in predetermined position upon the saidannular supporting means and the said annular supporting means beingprovided with a slot in registry with the slot in the wall of the saidbase portion, a valve 10- I cated within the said base portion andresting upon the partition wall thereof, which valve is provided with aplurality of spaced openings therein through which material is adaptedto pass, a handle connected with the said valve and extending radiallytherefrom through the slots in the said base portion and in the saidsupporting portion whereby the said valve may be oscillated, theoscillatory movements thereof being limited by contact of the saidhandle with the opposite ends of the said slots, and agitating meansconnected with and movable with the said valve, which agitating meansprojects into the said container, substantially as described.

5. In a dispensing device comprising a container for powdered'material,the combination of a tubular base portion having a partition wallextending transversely thereof, which wall is provided with a pluralityof elongated openings through which powdered material is adapted to bedispensed from the said container and the said base port-ion having aslot in one side thereof located in a plane extending substantially atright angles to the axis of the said base portion, a valve of disk shapelocated within the said base portion and resting on the said partitionwall, the said valve being provided with cylindrical openings extendingtherethrough which are adapted to be moved into registry with and acrossthe upper ends of the said elongated openings, a handle connected withthe said valve disk and extending radially thereof through the slot inthe said base portion, the said handle providing means whereby the saidvalve may be oscillated, the extent of the 0sing means connected Withthe said valve whereby the oscillations of said valve effect 10oscillations of the said agitating means, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereuntosigned my name this 27th day of December, A. D. 1927. MICHAEL F. BONOMO.

